Monocoque Essay

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Monocoque From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Unibody as used for the supercar Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Monocoque (/ˈmɒnɵkɒk/ or /ˈmɒnɵkoʊk/) is a construction technique that supports structural load by using an object's external skin, as opposed to using an internal frame or truss that is then covered with a non-load-bearing skin or coachwork. The term is also used to indicate a form of vehicle construction in which the body and chassis form a single unit. The word monocoque comes from the Greek for single (mono) and French for shell (coque).[1] The technique may also be called structural skin or stressed skin. A semi-monocoque differs in having longerons and stringers.[2] Most car bodies are not true monocoques; instead modern cars use unitary construction which is also known as unit body, unibody, or Body Frame Integral construction.[3] This uses a system of box sections, bulkheads and tubes to provide most of the strength of the vehicle, to which the stressed skin adds relatively little strength or stiffness. The shell of a bird's egg is a perfect monocoque.[citation needed] Monocoque (/ˈmɒnɵkɒk/ or /ˈmɒnɵkoʊk/) is a construction technique that supports structural load by using an object's external skin, as opposed to using an internal frame or truss that is then covered with a non-load-bearing skin or coachwork. The term is also used to indicate a form of vehicle construction in which the body and chassis form a single unit. The word monocoque comes from the Greek for single (mono) and French for shell (coque).[1] The technique may also be called structural skin or stressed skin. A semi-monocoque differs in having longerons and stringers.[2] Most car bodies are not true monocoques; instead modern cars use unitary construction which is also known as unit body, unibody, or Body Frame Integral construction.[3] This uses
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